The philosophies of the leading thinkers
Unit Outcomes:
Identify the difference between quality assurance and control in project management.
Evaluate quality approaches for a project.
Purpose
Quality is key to producing not only a quality project plan, but also a quality set of outcomes for the project. Understanding different quality philosophies provides a foundation for understanding the scope of quality for each project
Assignment Instructions
Research the philosophies of the leading thinkers (Deming, Juran, and Crosby) behind today’s quality movements and fill in the matrix blanks with your understanding of each person’s philosophy dimension. The Project Management Institute’s philosophy dimensions are filled in for you to provide an example.
Then, based on your understanding of the individual philosophical dimensions, identify how you would approach quality for your project (project chosen in Unit 2) based on the project management focus of “conformance to requirements.” Your paper should start with which philosopher’s approach best aligns with your project’s requirements. Outline in your paper how “conformance to requirements” looks and which philosopher’s approach would help achieve the highest quality results.